I kind of wish for a future where Google withdraws from Australia, but it's highly unlikely.

Also, they never threatened to withdraw search altogether. I watched the parliamentary hearing live and from what I heard, they insinuated they may not continue "some services or features" if the laws are passed as-is.

Honestly though, the idea that Google should pay just for showing article links in results is absurd. Snippets is at best slightly more of an argument, but honestly they're making use of the og meta tags that these news sites have put in their website themselves.

It sets a horrible precedent if you have to pay others for the crime of linking to their content.